Stupid fat what ?

Many of the organisations targeted by this pressure group were private sector. Now why do you suppose they choose to hire into such roles? You may find the latest McKinsey report helpful in that regard

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And where on earth does the figure of 10,000 specialists come from. The ratio of EDI specialists to employees in the NHS is perhaps as high as 1:1,500 but we know local authorities normally have only two so the ratio would be more like the 1:5,000 we would see at Croydon Council. There are 5.77m UK public sector workers. I leave it to you to do that complex division. It certainly seems you can't easily estimate as you swallowed that load of baloney hook, line and sinker.

Perhaps you should be lobbying the Government to repeal The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 which drives considerable amounts of the work for EDI.

Because it's blindingly, obviously, wrong. And because of why it was done, an attempt to paint everyone that isn't extreme right wing as foolish and prone to wasting money.

The investment in diversity isn't as high as portrayed, and as such the business case is stronger. Fairly straightforward really

Do you know what I spent yesterday doing? That's right, you got it in one, I was writing a menopause policy. It's wokeness gone mad I tell you. When they've finished having babies, the obvious thing for women to do is to get better at cookery not try to go out to work.

And as for having old f*rts serving you at B&Q, what's that all about? Who wants a crusty retiree touching their shopping at the till.

You jumping to a predictable conclusion that the report is blindingly, obviously, wrong, does not make it so.
Certainly I think the left is foolish and prone to waste money, you just have to listen to them and see their actions when in power to see that (along with governments of all parties).
I also think a 'menopause policy' is almost certainly foolish and a waste of time.

It is, even if you didn't want to call it 'wisdom' it's a pretty solid business case: current demographics, greater employee engagement, experience, collaboration, productivity, morale etc. etc.

I too have not read too many responses here but I'd like to think unless you are a pr!ck you'd happily get behind, endorse or support such things. That's my stance on it in any case.

It's not the things itself which I have any problem with, I actually support it when/wherever I can and I see value in it's form. My personal issue however, which I suspect is a less forceful one then others, is that it lies open to hijacking and abuse when granted some sort of ideological status.

From my experience, and my experience only, it is often if not always jumped upon by those seeking to exploit it for personal gain. This can present as individuals loudly identifying as a 'protected characteristic' and seeking to exploit this for career progression or people aligning to D&I causes within the bracket of the oft' quoted 'virtue signalling' for purely personal gain. This machiavellian practice, for me, often actually affects any cause as it detracts from and taints it's core purpose.

To therefore throw unwavering support behind everything is at the very least highly suspicious. Equally, to ridicule and seek to oppose everything under the D&I umbrella is equally questionable. I have no idea to what extent the NHS or any other organisation asides from my own is actually doing around this however I would be very accepting of notions that it was being either misapplied or exploited for reasons other than how it should. I am guessing that may be many an other's issue with it. Does not mean it should all go in the bin as a final thought for clarity.

(BTW, 10,000 seems an extraordinarily high number so of course shocking if true but I am dubious).

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

Oh dear, it's wibble time. Extreme right wing? and what does mean to you exactly? Anyone who disagrees with your opinion.

Edited by HKOwen (28 Jan 2023 10.07pm)

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.